Why dispatchers in half of Kansas counties can’t give CPR instructions

If you call 911 in Kansas and need help administering CPR there’s roughly a 50-50 chance you’ll get any instructions. That’s ...

CPR on TV is often inaccurate – but watching characters jump to the rescue can still save real lives

TV shows can be misleading when it comes to educating viewers on hands-only CPR, along with who experiences cardiac arrest ...

Confused About CPR? Don't Count On TV Shows For Accurate Depictions, Study Warns

Few scripted TV programs demonstrate the proper way bystander CPR is meant to be performed, researchers reported Jan. 12 in ...
TCTMD

TV Shows Often Fumble When Portraying CPR

Checking for a pulse and giving rescue breaths are just some of the ways TV inaccurately depicts CPR for sudden cardiac ...

Pune runner saves peer’s life just one week after learning CPR

Pune: A marathon runner's life was saved near Savitribai Phule Pune University recently after a fellow participant — who had ...

What is CPR and who needs it?

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a vital skill anyone can perform. It is administered to an unconscious person who is ...
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TV CPR often not reflective of real-world scenarios

Many TV depictions of CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest not only made errors in correct technique but may skew public ...

Kitchener, Ont., woman looking for stranger who helped family say one last goodbye to her stepdad

A family from Kitchener, Ont., wants to find and say thank you to a Good Samaritan who gave their loved one CPR, extending ...

Think you know CPR from TV? You’re doing it wrong

While it’s probably common knowledge not to take medical information from television, a majority of shows keep getting one ...
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TV depictions of Hands-Only CPR are often misleading

TV depictions of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest may mislead viewers about who is most likely to need cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and where it’s needed, according to new research published ...